Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-02-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.
MINNESOTA &. A. X.
The Annual Encampment Of the State Depart.
ment at st, Paul,


held at st. Paul. Nearly all the officers
were present and representatives from al
the posts. committee, consisting OF &
G. Andrews, q. Ives and S. +. SnidCr, was
appoint ed to take steps looking to the in
corporation OF the department under the
laws OF the state. The report OF the
committee appointed at the last encamp
ment or the matter Of the soldiers home
was read. The report set forth that the
committee had prepared the bill, intro
duCed into the present legislature by Sena,
tor Pope, providing for an appropriate OF
OF 500, 600 for home, $4,000 TO be
spent for grounds. The bill was xplained
in detail.
1t was voted that an earnest invitation
be extended to such members OF the legis-
Iature rs are members OF the u. 4. K. to
be present and participate in the COnsid
Grafton OF the matter before the depart
ment. The following committee was
appointed to consider and report on all
resolutions and communications pertain
ing to pensions and bOUntcs:
w w. Day, l.. NJ. Lange, w. w. Camp.
bell, II. 4. Castle, j. H. Barrett.
A resolution was passed requesting the
legislature to pass Il law making Memorial
day a. legal holiday. The assistant adult
ant general was authorized to send the
following telegram to Presidsnt Clevel nd:
The Depart ment Of Minnesota. q. A. H.,
assembly in seventh annual encampment,
unanimously endorses the provisions Oi
the dependent soldiers pension bill, under
stood to be in your cxcellency' y hands for
action, and urgently request your favor
able consideration thereof as a measure
of justice most urgently needed.
The reports Of the department officers
we're then presented, synopsis OF which
follows:
The report Of Department Commander
William Thomas first commended the
unaniInity Of feeling displayed on all sides
blythe members OF the cncnmplnent in
the state.
Active steps had been taken to bring all the
members into closer harm 2ny. The sum OF
$3.50 had been expended for postage and
travelling expenses, incident to working up
this better order OF things. Jan. |, 1855,
there were 143 posts in this department,
1875 being reported. Jan. :, 1887, there
were SO posts, 40 being reported. There
were eight delinquent each year. In lSS6
fifteen new posts were added. Jan. l, 1856,
the membership in good standing was
6,G72;Jan. 1887, 7,JO5;net gain, 53. Lost
by death in 1886, SO; reported dropped,
300; suspended, 943. The report OF the
assistant quarternaster general shows
a balance on hand Feb. s. 1886, 81, 037.-
50; present balance :S3, 272.93; net in
crease. S713.34. Amount expended for re-
lief in the past year, SO, 1896; number OF
comrades relieved, 1Z5, number Of
other persons, "a; amoInt contributed to
the Grant monument fund, SS6.15; to
Charleston sufferers by earthquakes, S257.-
So.
Assistant Adiutant Daniel Fih OF Min
neapOlis gave report OF the dOings OF his
office, much OF which is found in the COM
mander' report. A complete list OF all the
posts in the state, with the memHe ship
was subjoined to the report. The following
posts were organized during the year:
Gen. Hancock, No. 14G, Henderson; Ord,
No. 20, st. Paul; L. 5. Frazier, No. 147,
Park Rapids; Bircher. No. 1fS, st. Paul;
B. T. sweet, No. 1f9, Heron Lake; y. C..
Ford, No. 100, Mazeppa; George B. Adj
ans, No. Isl, Eagle Bend; CaSsirls Fair
child No. 1872; Dawson: L. ?. Pence, No.
1913, Morristown; j. G. Whipple. No. l54,
MontrOse; Gen. Shields. No. 155, Shake
pee; Col. David Hughes, No. 15G, Lamber
ton; Albert Woodbury., No. 157, Cam
bridge; Willial r. Baxter, No. 1853, Chas-
ka;--No. los Renville.
With the minor changes mentioned the
Pope bill was unanimously endorsed. In
the afternoon there was a large amount OF
routine business transacted and a long
list Of resolutions was adopted. A cOnden-
sation OF the same will be found below:
THEY RESOLVED.
We tender he artiest thanks to the commit
tee on soldiers home for its efficient labors
In behalf ofthe object committed to its care,
veiw OF past differences OF opinion as to de-
tails OF legislation required to establish
soldiers home and to provide for Temporal
ry relief to such eX-sOldiers as may not
desire to reside in such home; resolved,
that the compromise bill prepared by the
special committee of the two houses OF the
legislature (POpes bilD be approved and
its passage urged in substantially the same
torn. We gratefully express hearty
appreciation OF the noble, self.sacrificing
work of the Woman's Relief corps. The
adjutant general is to forward to each
post commander OF the department pa
per setting forth the object OF the relief corps
with orders that it be read before each
post. Voted to appoint a committee oil
three to thoroughly investigate the claims
of certain Minnesota soldiers q s to which
was the first to enlist in the war. and il
possible to settle the question forever. II
this be possible, to definitely settle who
was the first man to enlist in the Union
army from Minnesota.
Mai. T. NJ. Newson, Albert Scheffer and
J. y. MCNdFNy we're di)ptIulGt.
The council of Administration reported
the amount received for dues 50, 9O6.9O.
The report OF Assistant Quartermaster
General Mead and Past Assistant
Quartermaster Pratt showed the
cash on hand Feb. il, 50, 557.-
90; total receipts for the year ST.
COL. 40; total disbursements, SO, SS6.11;
balance on hand at date, $3, 277.93, OF
which $2.O5O is on denoist at 5 per cent in
the Gerpania bank, St. Paul. The de-
partment commander elect was directed
to appoint committee OF three to pro.
cure testimonial for the retiring COM
William Montgomery and W. w. P.
Mcconnell as such committee.
THE OFFICERS ELECT.
The election of officers was the most I'M
portant business OF the afternoon. While
he G. A. Il. is supposed to be an entirely
non political organization, yet this does
hot prevent any amount Of political wire
pulling on the inside when an election of
officers is uuder way, and there
was a large amount OF quiet work
done in this line. The last Of the
officers were not chosen until nearly
D clock in the evening, after which the
leading ones were installed. The list of
lOI CiIc SG"A - as
'ollows:
Commander, L. l.. Wheelock. Owatonna;
senior vice commander, f. Il. Jefferson,
Duluth; junior vice commander, James
Eye, Minneapolis; medical director,
D. p. Kennedy, Litchfeld; chaplain,
". T.. Stanley, Austin; council OF
Thomas Montgomery, l..
I. Nelson. Perry Starkweather r. c. Liv-
ngstone, j. NJ. d. Croft; delegates to the
national encampment, James H. Drake
at largc), Joseph Bohleter, L. A. Han
,ock, George b. Arnold A. Barto, NJ. H.
Sessions, Samuel Boomer, A! H. Fitch,
E. NJ. Pope (at large, c. II.
Robinson, r. S. Davidson. w. F. Suther.
and, c. II. Graves, +. r. Perkins, Daniel
Fish, Charles J. Stems.
After a prolonged discussion it was re-
solved to meet next year in Minneapolis,
md to hold the semi-annual summer en-
at Sank Center. 1t had been
decided to have a banquet in the evening
n Market hall, but this was finally post
,oned. The department adjourned sine
lie about 8 o'clock in the evening.
l.. L. Wheelock of Owatanna, who has
,een honored with the election as COM
handler. is about fifty years of age, and
las, for the past twenty years. been n resi-
lent OF the State of Minnesota. He came
lere from the East and located in Owat- |